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It’s back to the bench this week for backups Mitchell, Willy and Collaros
They all made headlines last week but it’s back to the sidelines for backups Bo Levi Mitchell, Zach Collaros and Drew Willy.
Monday’s Scoreboard
Monday’s games
Game turns in Lions’ favour after safety conceded to B.C. breaks 17-17 tie
VANCOUVER – Tim Burke had vowed that the Winnipeg Blue Bombers would be better — and they were.
Lions hand Bombers their fourth consecutive loss as Lulay shines
VANCOUVER – Travis Lulay passed for three touchdowns as the B.C. Lions beat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 27-20 in CFL action Monday.
Montreal Alouettes lose veteran slotback Jamel Richardson to knee injury
MONTREAL – The Montreal Alouettes have lost two-time all-star Jamel Richardson to knee injury for the remainder of the season.
Hamilton holds on for 30-29 victory over Edmonton in basement battle
EDMONTON – Greg Ellingson reeled in a pair of Henry Burris TD passes as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats held on to snap a two-game losing skid with a narrow 30-29 victory over the Edmonton Eskimos in a battle between two of the CFL’s cellar-dwellers on Friday night.
Friday’s Scoreboard
Friday’s games
Alouettes look to get offence moving again after coach Hawkins fired
MONTREAL – The Montreal Alouettes are hoping things will get back to normal after the shock firing of head coach Dan Hawkins only five games into the CFL season.
Eskimos’ Odell Willis not worried about Edmonton’s defensive struggles
EDMONTON – The Edmonton Eskimos defence has not performed to expectations so far this season, giving up a division-high 139 points and a league-high 15 touchdowns through the first five games.
Goltz named Winnipeg Blue Bombers starting quarterback for rest of CFL season
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are going with Justin Goltz at quarterback for the remainder of the CFL season.
Sheets, Hebert, Paredes, Cornish named CFL players of the month for July
TORONTO – Kory Sheets of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Kyries Hebert of the Montreal Alouettes, and Rene Paredes and Jon Cornish of the Calgary Stampeders have been named the CFL players of the month for July.
CFLPA applying for judicial review of arbitrator’s decision in Williams case
STONEY CREEK, Ont. – The CFL Players’ Association is applying for a judicial review of an arbitrator’s decision that Hamilton Tiger-Cats receiver Chris Williams’ contract was binding despite being negotiated by an unregistered agent.
Emergence of quality backup quarterbacks a good sign for Ottawa Redblacks
It’s been a good week for CFL backup quarterbacks, and that’s great news for Marcel Desjardins.
Montreal Alouettes fire coach Dan Hawkins; GM Jim Popp takes over as bench boss
MONTREAL – General manager Jim Popp has taken over as head coach of the Montreal Alouettes.
B.C. Lions rookie guard Kirby Fabien out for season with knee injury
SURREY, B.C. – Kirby Fabien’s promising CFL rookie season has come to a premature end.